'Take Me Home' is a 40-minute play that takes place entirely inside a moving taxi as it snakes through the largely abandoned streets and alleys of the after-hours Financial District. In his role as cabbie Ace Morales, actor Modesto 'Flako' Jimenez, an actual livery cab driver, tells the story of a fraught relationship peppered with anecdotes from his fares, as actors along the sidewalks and plazas act out scenes.

'Take Me Home' is a 40-minute play that takes place entirely inside a moving taxi as it snakes through the largely abandoned streets and alleys of the after-hours Financial District. In his role as cabbie Ace Morales, actor Modesto 'Flako' Jimenez, an actual livery cab driver, tells the story of a fraught relationship peppered with anecdotes from his fares, as actors along the sidewalks and plazas act out scenes.

Riders may get the feeling of being in the movie 'The Truman Show,' in which Jim Carrey plays a man who learns his life is a scripted television program. Which pedestrians are part of the play and part of the city? This is not a cab ride that can sink into smartphone-surfing, although some scenes do play out on the cab's video screen.

Riders may get the feeling of being in the movie 'The Truman Show,' in which Jim Carrey plays a man who learns his life is a scripted television program. Which pedestrians are part of the play and part of the city? This is not a cab ride that can sink into smartphone-surfing, although some scenes do play out on the cab's video screen.

A woman with her mouth taped shut appears next to the taxi. 'The built-in formality of a cab ride gives us a slingshot into intimacy,' said Meghan Finn, the play's 33-year-old director. Although the tickets are not free (they peak around $50), the production is mostly buoyed by a mix of online crowd funding, grant money from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and investment from 3LD Art & Technology Center.

A woman with her mouth taped shut appears next to the taxi. 'The built-in formality of a cab ride gives us a slingshot into intimacy,' said Meghan Finn, the play's 33-year-old director. Although the tickets are not free (they peak around $50), the production is mostly buoyed by a mix of online crowd funding, grant money from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and investment from 3LD Art & Technology Center.

Women in red coats dance on the sidewalk as the cab drives by. The play extended its run until Feb. 14 and hopes to return in the spring. It is a natural follow-up to Ms. Finn's 'The Downtown Loop,' set on a double-decker bus but staged indoors.

Women in red coats dance on the sidewalk as the cab drives by. The play extended its run until Feb. 14 and hopes to return in the spring. It is a natural follow-up to Ms. Finn's 'The Downtown Loop,' set on a double-decker bus but staged indoors.

A young couple dances as part of the performance. 'Forgive the pun, but I love this as a vehicle,' said Allan Fromberg, a TLC spokesman. 'A taxi ride can really be either two things: very insular or very experiential. Cab drivers are often only too happy to give you whichever you want.'

A young couple dances as part of the performance. 'Forgive the pun, but I love this as a vehicle,' said Allan Fromberg, a TLC spokesman. 'A taxi ride can really be either two things: very insular or very experiential. Cab drivers are often only too happy to give you whichever you want.'

The 'Take Me Home' taxi is pictured, with the words 'This is not a taxi' on the rear. By the end of a recent performance the fare on the meter was $349.50. 'People freak out when we've gone two blocks and it's already $7,' said Mr. Jimenez. 'They ask if they'll have to pay and I love when they do, because that means they still believe they're in a cab.'

The 'Take Me Home' taxi is pictured, with the words 'This is not a taxi' on the rear. By the end of a recent performance the fare on the meter was $349.50. 'People freak out when we've gone two blocks and it's already $7,' said Mr. Jimenez. 'They ask if they'll have to pay and I love when they do, because that means they still believe they're in a cab.'